Metallic tie and rail-fastener.



s'. STAMMLER. METALLIC TIE AND RAIL FASTENER.

'AIPLIOATIOH FILED JUNE 28, 1910.

Patented Nov; 15, 1910.

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SCOTT STAMIVLLER, 0F GRANVILLE, ()HIO.

METALLIC TIE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 15, 19ft).

Application filed June 28, 1910. Serial No. 569,370.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SooT'r STAMMLEma citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Granville, in the county of Licking and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Tiesand Rail-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to metallic ties and rail fasteners, and theobjects of my invention are to provide a metallic tie with positive andreliable means for securing rails thereto whereby said rails cannotbecome laterally or vertically displaced, and to provide a rail fastenerthat can be advantageously used for securing the confronting ends of tworails upon a tie.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a rail fastener that canbe easily and quickly installed without the use of skilled labor, and toobviate the necessity of using nuts and bolts for connecting theconfronting ends of two rails.

These and such other objects as may hereinafter appear are attained bythe novel construction to be hereinafter specifically described and thenclaimed, and reference will now be had to the drawing forming a part ofthis specification, wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan of the metallic tie and rail fastener. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view of a portion of the metallic tie and railfastener. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a detached splice bar, andFig. 4 is a perspective view of one end of the metallic tie and theintegral splice bar thereof.

In the accompanying drawing the reference numeral 1 denotes an oblongmetallic tie rectangular in cross section and approximately the samedimensions as the present type of wooden tie. The tie 1 adjacent to eachend thereof'is provided with an integral splice bar 2 adapted to bracethe outer side of a rail or rails 3 mounted upon said tie. The tie 1 hasthe upper surface thereof adjacent to the splice bar 2 provided with atransverse groove 4 having a vertical wall 5 and an inclined beveledwall 6. The wall 5 at one end thereof is provided with an inwardlyprojecting lug 7 and mounted in said groove is the depending side wall 8of a detachable splice bar 9 adapted to brace the inner side of the railor rails 3.

The depending side wall 8 of the splice bar 9 has the inner side thereofprovided with a rib 10 of a less length than the splice bar 9, said ribextending from one end of the splicebar to within proximity of theopposite end. This rib is adapted to engage the lug 7 and prevent therib from moving entirely through the groove, as will presently appear.The combined length of the lug 7 and the rib 10 corresponds to the widthof the tie 1, and for retaining the rib within said groove and inengagement with the lug 7 a tapering key 11 is employed, said key havinga beveled inclined side 12 to engage the beveled inclined side wall 6 ofthe groove 4. The key 11 can onlybe driven into the groove 4 from oneend thereof, and it is during this driving movement of the key that thelug 7 holds the rib 10 and the splice bar 9 within said groove, wherebysaid splice bar can be snugly wedged against the inner side of the railor rails 3.

The small ends of the keys 11 can be provided with a plurality ofvertical openings 13 and in these openings can be mounted pins 14 forpreventing the keys from becoming accidentally disengaged from the tie.In some instances, these pins can be dispensed with.

The metallic tie and rail fastener is made of strong and durable metaland can be used either for supporting a single rail upon the end of atie or the confronting ends of two rails.

That I claim, is:

In a metallic tie and rail fastener, the combination with rails, of anoblong metallic structure adapted to support said rails, splice barsformed integral with the upper surface of said structure adjacent to theends thereof and adapted to brace the outer sides of said rails, saidstructure adjacent to each splice bar having transverse grooves formedin the upper surface thereof with the outer walls of said groovesinclined transversely and beveled, said grooves having the outer Wallsthereof at the ends provided with inwardly projecting lugs, detachablesplice bars adapted to brace the inner sides of said w EPNJWQ rails,depending side walls carried by said the beveled tapered side walls ofsaid splice bars and extending into said grooves, grooves, substantiallyas described. 19

longitudinal ribs carried by the inner sides In testimony whereof Iafiix my signature of said side Walls and adapted to engage in thepresence of two witnesses.

said ldgs, and keys adapted to be driven into SCOTT STAMMLER. saidgrooves to retain said detachable splice Witnesses: bars in engagementwith said rails, said HENRY WELSH,

keys having beveled tapered sides to engage HARRY WILLIS.

